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<p>Sounds like the iphone generation forgot how to multitask.</p>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:35:13 +0000MrKloroxcomment 212431 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Grand Theft Childhood Author Challenges NIMF Game ...http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/20/grand-theft-childhood-author-challenges-nimf-game-addiction-data#comment-212320
<p>&quot;The concern here is labeling normal childhood behaviors as &quot;pathological&quot; and &quot;addicted.&quot; The author [Iowa State University's Prof. Douglas Gentile] is repurposing questions used to assess problem gambling in adults; however, lying to your spouse about blowing the rent money on gambling is a very different matter from fibbing to your mom about whether you played video games instead of starting your homework.&quot;</p><p>First lets correct an error. The author never stated that a child was &quot;pathological&quot; or &quot;addicted&quot; just because they fibbed to their parents about playing video games instead of starting their homework. The author asked if the child had skipped doing their homework to play video games and it was just one of eleven questions used to diagnose a greater problem. </p> <p>With that out of the way, the real concern here is what you consider &quot;normal childhood behavior&quot;. These questions have always served as a good indicator if a person has a gambling problem or not. Reread the eleven questions regarding pathological video game use and replace references to video games and playing with alcohol and drinking and tell me if you believe a college student that answered positive to 6 or more of 11 questions would have an drinking problem or would they be engaging in &quot;normal college behavior&quot;.</p><p>I can understand any concerns as to the comprehension of the questions by a young child. Given your response, I'm to assume that even a teenager that answers positive to 6 or more of the 11 questions is still only engaging in normal childhood behavior? Why can't these questions apply to a child and not just an adult?</p><p>Now let's change your comparison and try to compare apples to apples.</p><p>Is there a difference between an adult lying to their spouse about blowing the grocery money on gambling and a child lying to his or her parents about blowing their school lunch money on the latest video game?</p><p>How about an adult that kisses their spouse goodbye in the morning to go to work yet they have already called in sick to work so they can go to a bar and drink instead? Compare that to a child that leaves home to get on the school bus but instead the child hides in the woods and returns home after the parents have left for work just so they can stay home and play video games? The adult is an alcoholic and the child is engaging in normal childhood behavior?</p><p>Sure, children will fib about starting their homework when they were playing instead; however, a child whose life revolves around games and who has difficulty functioning like a normal child (attending school, doing homework, doing chores, socializing with friends and family) may have a problem. If you don't see that then....</p>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:08:07 +0000Fusilladecomment 212320 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Grand Theft Childhood Author Challenges NIMF Game ...http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/20/grand-theft-childhood-author-challenges-nimf-game-addiction-data#comment-212038
<p>There is one more thin with gambling. Some people feel that they have to gamble to get themselves out of debt. They will do more and more till they lose their car, house, job, etc. By definition, that is addiction.</p><p>However, I don't see people gaming to save their life (unless it's Saw style). Has there someone that was so crazy over video games, and out of money, they would sell their house, or prostitute themselves to get a new game?</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:16:44 +0000KayleLcomment 212038 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Grand Theft Childhood Author Challenges NIMF Game ...http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/20/grand-theft-childhood-author-challenges-nimf-game-addiction-data#comment-212019
<p><em>It's also very questionable whether kids as young as 8 can accurately fill out a self-administered online questionnaire, especially one that uses questions designed for adults.</em></p><p>Legally, don't you have to be at least 13 years old?</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:38:01 +0000OmegaWarriorcomment 212019 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Grand Theft Childhood Author Challenges NIMF Game ...http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/20/grand-theft-childhood-author-challenges-nimf-game-addiction-data#comment-211946
<p>I&nbsp;am one to believe that addiction is ok, and it is not as bad as what some people say it is.</p><p>Also you have to be careful in how you define an addiction.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you define an addiction as something negative, then all you do is painting a deeply negative picture on a group of people who may be perfectly fine.</p><p>And the way some people in the news media talk about addictions as something deeply negative and disturbing all the more wants me to just turn off the TV and play a few videogames just for forget all about what they are saying.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:09:51 +0000TBoneTonycomment 211946 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Grand Theft Childhood Author Challenges NIMF Game Addictionhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/20/grand-theft-childhood-author-challenges-nimf-game-addiction-data#comment-211924
<p><a href="http://ps3trophycard.com/profile/mikedo2007"></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>The concern here is labeling normal childhood behaviors as &quot;pathological&quot; and &quot;addicted.&quot; The author [Iowa State University's Prof. Douglas Gentile] is repurposing questions used to assess problem gambling in adults; however, lying to your spouse about blowing the rent money on gambling is a very different matter from fibbing to your mom about whether you played video games instead of starting your homework.</em></p><p>See it can't be video game because there are other factor that can make person irresponsible.&nbsp; This is not a case of video game addiction.&nbsp; This is a case of giving bad video game a bad reputation.&nbsp; Next thing you know, they'll say anime/manga cause addiction.&nbsp; Also, are we going to do something about other but extremely dangerous addiction like gambling, and drug.&nbsp; Those are the true bad guy.</p><p><em>It's also very questionable whether kids as young as 8 can accurately fill out a self-administered online questionnaire, especially one that uses questions designed for adults.<br /></em></p><p>I'm wondering&nbsp;how they got the data.&nbsp; Did they like ask a couple of pre-teen kids about how&nbsp;they play video game, and how long they play game and the hour played then they made up the rest.</p><p><em>That said, the study is well intended, and a good reminder to discuss rules and set limits with your kids re: electronic game use.</em></p><p>My conclusion: Parent just have to get better parenting skills.&nbsp; I did found this data to be just off.</p><p>and Prof. Gentile and Dr. Walsh and NIMF&nbsp;calling Olson a symbol of children corruption and claiming she promote video game addiction and also adding her on the conspiracy list of corrupting people in 3...2...1</p><p><a href="http://ps3trophycard.com/profile/mikedo2007"><img alt="mikedo2007" border="0" src="http://ps3trophycard.com/cards/mikedo2007/card5.png" /></a></p>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:23:55 +0000mdo7comment 211924 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Grand Theft Childhood Author Challenges NIMF Game ...http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/20/grand-theft-childhood-author-challenges-nimf-game-addiction-data#comment-211919
<p>0.9%.&nbsp; There'd be more, but they were to addicted to there video games to be addicted to some other hobby.</p><p>---</p><p>I once had a dream about God. In it, he was looking down upon the planet and the havoc we recked and he said unto us, &quot;Damn Kids get off my lawn!&quot;</p>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:43:03 +0000Ratroscomment 211919 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Grand Theft Childhood Author Challenges NIMF Game Addictionhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/20/grand-theft-childhood-author-challenges-nimf-game-addiction-data#comment-211916
<p>What percentage of kids are addicted to baseball, television, or hanging out with thier friends?</p>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:23:29 +0000SeanBcomment 211916 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Grand Theft Childhood Author Challenges NIMF Game ...http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/20/grand-theft-childhood-author-challenges-nimf-game-addiction-data#comment-211912
<p>Well, I agree this may be a problem with kids. However, not as big and severe as researchers claim, nor anything new. It's the way kids are.</p><br />Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:14:51 +0000Vake Xeaconscomment 211912 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Grand Theft Childhood Author Challenges NIMF Game ...http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/20/grand-theft-childhood-author-challenges-nimf-game-addiction-data#comment-211911
<p>Or basic procrastination, perhaps? Kids skipping homework to play with their toys is nothing new, nor anything unnatural. It's just now, they've turned to games. </p><p>Comparing games to gambling addictions has already been disputed by institutes that have tried to treat both. Those institutes admit the gaming &quot;addiction&quot; is nothing like those of gambling.</p>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:12:37 +0000Vake Xeaconscomment 211911 at http://www.gamepolitics.com